Cutter head for cigarette machines



July 8 1924.

R. E. RQSEWARNE CUTTER HEAD Fon CIGARETTE MACHINES 4 Sheets-Sheet. 1

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R. E. RosEwARNE CUTTER HEAD FOR CIGARETTE MACHINES Filed April 5, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 8 H924. LSGDJZE R. E. RosEwARNl-I CUTTER HEAD FOR CIGARETTE MACHINES?,

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Patented July 8, 1924a RLCHARD E. `ROSEWARNE, OF-COVINGTON, KENTCKY, `ASSIIVG'1\T0'Rv 0F ONE-HALF TO 'EDWARD F. PET-ERS AND WILLIAM PETERS, BOTH OF CINGINNATL- OHIG.

- CUTTER- HEADl FOR CIGARETTE MACHINES.

Application' led April,

To all .whom t may concern:

'Beit known that I, lRickman E. Bosn- WARNE, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, and a resident of Covington, in the county of Kenton and btate of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutter Heads for Cigarette Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partwof this specification. Y

My invention relates to cutting mechanism for severing predetermined lengths yof a continuously moving stock of material and has special relation tosuch cutting` devices when applied to sever into fixed lengths the. continuously i moving cigarette rod formed on .the cigarette machine in which the. paper covering4 .is wound around the rod of tolbacco and the-rod delivered to the severing mechanism continuously. tube ultimately severed into individual cigarettes of. the desired uniform length.

For such cutting mechanism it .is obviously .necessary that the cutter shall be moved not only transverse the rope, but also lengthwise synchronously with the advance.

of the stock. The usual methods to accomplish these movements have been to provide for an orbital movement of the knife: at right angles to the lengthwise movement and to mount t-he cutting knife with its transverse actuating devices on a proper carrage and to shift the entire carriage by crank throw or cam devices which must carry the weight ofl the cutter mechanism, necessarily causing a shock and undesired lvibrations with each recip-rocation of .the carriage, and obviously placing a serious limitationin the speed with which the mechanism can be operated, in addition to causing undue wear and necessitating heaviness and weight of parts to withstand the shocks.

lt is theobject, therefore, of my invention to furnish a construction of a minimum numberV of parts, in which the highest speed may be lmaintained'without shocks and jars due to reciprocation, and in which the usual weight of the parts is avoided with minimum wear and with readily renewable wearing parts.

One 0f ythe important features of my inventionconsists of the constructionin which 1922. Serial N0.I.5'49,.349.

the necessity for the reciprocation cf Vany carriage 'forthe cutting mechanism is obvia-tcd and the knife isgiven an orb-ital movement ,parallel with and at the same speed as the longitudinal movement ofthe cigarette rod, so that with a single throw of the actuating crank, the transverse and longitudinalmovement of the cutter is atta-ined.

Another feature of importanceis that the cigarette. tube through which the cigarette rod is fed is the only part'ofthe mechanism which requires reciprocation, and this tube may bei made. exceedingly light so that there is no' appreciableshock or jar in the opera.A tion and a. very high speed may beattainedV without detriment or undue wear. j

Another .feature of improvement consists. inthe use of the. connecting rod through which the cutting ,knifeis givenits orbital movement for connection with thecigarette tube toiolotain the reciprocating movement and the. location. of this coupling near the center of thetu-be so as to obtain afsubstantiallyvertical transverse movement for the knife at its cutting edge'by controlling the angular position of the knife cutter head on the connecting rod.

Another feature of the invention relates to the adjustment of the knife relative to the cut-off tube opening, so as to make the cut at t-he tangential angle on the orbit of the actuating crank required for the length of the cigarette andthe longitudinal movement of the cigarette rod.

Still another feature relates to the construction of the knife ledger of such a size that the cutting knife may be adjusted at its lower edge to match for automatic operation.

These features and others will be more specifically referred to in the course of the description that follows, in connection with the drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the right side of the machine;

FigureQ is a top plan View;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the left side of the machine lillustrating the driving mechanism;

Figure 5 is a side and front end tion of the cutter crank shaft;

Figure 6 is a plan and front elevation of the connecting rod or pitmanupon which elevathe cutter knife head is mounted and Which connects the crank shaft with the reciprocating cigaretteytube; i Figure '"7 fs -a side' elevation-fandplan View of the cutter head; Y

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ounted and guided KtoslidhorizontallyiI in the bed frame 1 of the machine is the cigarette tube 2 throughwhichthe'severede cigarettes are fed: This tube is provided at its;Lilien@"endfwithV4 en angular 'extension T35 u'poiry yvhichjijs' umounted the .bell 'mouth' 're'- 1 ceiver-r 4,41' through `which .the'cigarette a rod' is fed' continuously ata predetermined rate: offjspeed fromv "the cigarette machin@y not shown; The inner" endof this *bell mouth carriesrthecuttingoff ledger 5 againsttvvhichA th e"""cutting knife yacts toY sever "the'ciga' rettesg :The Yopeningin thejbell moutlr'and ledger diskis infeXa-ct Yalignment4 vvithttheY tube'Q' with a"'clear ance spacev 6' for 'the'^cut' ti'ngk'nifer' Glamped "on ftheY inner' `end A'of the?"'GgerefY tube, which 'Projects-beyond theframeis a split 4clampblock Y7" tightened" byscreivA 8;" This block carries ja studQlupon'4 the ends offthe"l crank 'shaft 9145 siiitablyjjour @manfaaafshght iwtheflongieftsf nalj airis of ithejrod, and on'this'-extensiongisa'djustabiy clamped;I byclamping` screiv- 16 A. the 'cutter headil This fheadj'carries'jthe sleeve 18 in vivhich is journaledthe-knife 5 cffthe sleeve? Gir the other end of the knife @ree-tacna@ message gen 3e-maaier Y the boss/4fV into the lug 3.5' on 'the end of the;

connecting frod 10;

- For driving' thecrankshaft 14 a beveled :.zByf-.lleason of the-fat;thatthecettergheed Chine, with; atpoltticnzof tliezgbed;brekelias pinion 36 is keyed on its opposite end which meshes With the beveled gear 37 keyed onjthe lmain shaft 31. i if' 'The operation of thew'nach-inefis as follows.

carrying;theidislccutter; is.: meimtedi-On the extension from the connecting rod 10 it is obiiioultha'tslasltheeank shaft 14 is rotated and the stud 12 moves around the center of the'-"longitudiiialakis of the crank shaft, that the cutter head and cutter will be raised and lowered inf aliorbit paralleljrvith the longitudinal arri s "of the connecting ro'd and that' die 'cutter Willpass thefledger and-sever the cigarette' rod While' moving in 'airciilar patlijin thefsaniefdrection that thecigarette tubeisj'moving inasmuch as;A thejconnectingi rod 'coupled to th'etube memberi'and'gives it"reciprocating,movement :jwi S5 LThe cigarette rod' fed-.to theutlter, I. se, A trlledl 'lby 'a' "pulley ydriving am tap V-berltrj which y envelopes the cigarette irodjyvhile the paper-s being' Wrapidjalenidtte ipbaeee Thefipulily iS formed L tQjkerbcfeeert' number nf; inches "nfaiits iffeenimd hpeilteliiesf i @Dlpilted' tlowstroke @lfd tll'leielik disk i513; irritating; entffleckw'ssf the' connecting jrod 10 -connectedf;o "the retteitubi T1187 `'Quitting dsfllresirit .1, cigarette`A rod atithefs'ame speed.v The cutter V head rocking With'the extensioifoii'he o 'l ne'ctig i'odglO'alsojmovesnpiyardon j cularpatli4 rthe axis. ofthe As'itud 115 a 1VcentenSibut: remains 'in subst antialiy fye i talpsitiQnzs-as g it; ms" the jldeer'; this nilouay'nterfesiiith the fitnuz ous movement' of he cigaretteljifop able"to"cbtain`this vertical A positie v knife in its movement Ythrough thecig'arette rod by reason `of the fact that the connecting rod l() ispivoted to the cigarette tube` by the stud 9 at the center ofthetube.4` The cutter therefore 'in litsl transverse movement A 325 swings onv a radius With the tubeasfa center and therefore it Will take'a'vf Ycalfposi-1 tion for its severing operationfff i Vhen the cutting knife has traversed half of its upward path, the cigarette Vtube t position.

reaches the end of' `its forward -move ment iand commences its rearward `'movewhich is Imaintained `until the crank pin i12 reaches its furthest position on-theleft The cutting-'knife during the last quarter of#thisrotation-hasvmoved downwardly inits-orbitalpath and the cutting-edge reaches *the cigarette rod witha substantially vertical position of the cutting disk at a. point about midway of the rotation of the crank pin l2 between its -eX- tremelposition to` the left and its i lowermost As I have hereto stated the distanceapartof the points `of severance `of thevv cigarette rod will depend on the speed of the crank disk and as'this` speed also determines lthe speed of reciprocation of the cigarette tube, the knife edgeof the cutting disk-is adjusted in position toiintersect the cigarette rod at the vangular position of the crank pin circle corresponding to therequired length of the cigarettes.

vThe cuttakes place on a tangent to the crank pin circle andas the cigarette rod is moving at a constantrate ofspeed, when the reciprocation of the cutter is increased this` tangent vwill be'more nearly vertical than when the reciprocation of the cutter is decreased. I am able therefore by adjustment of the cutter head vertically to raise or lower the cutting edge of the knife with reference to the ledger disk so as to obtain a vertical cut of the cigarette. After the knife has severed the cigarette rod it will then swing slightly away from the ledger plate and in its upward movement to pass the advancing cigarette rope, it will then be moving longitudinally, somewhat faster than the rod, so that there is no danger of interference.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a severing device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a cutting knife, a mounting for such knife, and means to swing the knife in an orbit transverse and in a plane parallel with the line of travel of the material to be severed, with the orbital center of the knife in alignment with the line of travel of the material.

2. In a severing device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a holder through which the material is ad vanced, a cutting knife, a mounting for said knife, and means to swing the knife in an o-rbit transverse and in a plane parallel with the line of travel of the material to be severed, with means for shifting said holder in timed relation to the orbital movement of the cutting knife, and with the orbital center of the knife in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the holder to give a vertical cut.

3. In a severing devicefor severing into sections continuously moving material, a cutting disk, @a mounting therefor, with means for-rotating said disk at a high rate of speed .on its own aXis and means for swinging the cutting disk Vwhile rotating in an orbit transverse and in a plane parallel with the line of travel of the material to be severed, with the orbital center of the diskin alignment with the line of travel ofthe material to give a vertical cut.

4. In asevering device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a holder through `which the material is ad vanced, a cutting disk, a mounting therefor, with means for rotating said disk at a high rateofvspeed on itsown axis and means for swingingthe cutting disk while rotating in an orbit transverse and in a plane parallel with the lineof travelof the material to be severed, with means for shifting said holder intimed relation to the orbital movement of the cutting disk, with the center of this movement in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the holder to giveva vertical cut.

In-asevering device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a slidable holder through which the material is advanced, a crank shaft with crank thereon, and a connecting rod coupling the crank and holder, a cutting knife and a cutter head therefor, said cutter head mounted on the connecting rod, whereby the rotation of the crank shaft will simultaneously move the knife in an orbit transverse the holder and in a plane parallel with the slidable holder to sever the material while under continuous lengthwise movement.

6. In a severing device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a slidable holder through which the material is advanced, a crank shaft with crank thereon, and a connecting rod coupling the crank and holder at the center of the longitudinal axis of the holder, a cutting knife and a cutter head therefor, said cutter head mounted on the connecting rod, whereby the rotation of the crank shaft will simultaneously move the knife in an orbit transverse the holder and in a plane parallel with the slidable holder to sever the material while under continuous lengthwise movement.

7. In a severing device for severing into sections continuously moving material, a slidable holder through which the material is advanced, a crank shaft with crank there on, and a connecting rod coupling the crank and holder, a rotary cutting disk and a cutter head therefor, with means for rotating said disk at a high rate of speed on its own axis, said cutter head mounted on the connecting rod, whereby the rotation of the crank shaft will simultaneously move the cutting disk in an orbit transverse the holder and in a plane parallel with the slidable llO rod at Vthe .eran-k eonneeigion, .vvthnap cutter. head v`mounted ,on sad; extenson,'; a, cutting disk....vvth. 4:.heQshat` thereforj ohrnaled f. ina said ctter'rhead at rghtgangles; toffthe. a'xSj Vto partake. of'jghe'rotery movement thereoey tnous lengthwise., movement. 1;

. 8.; Inl a. severng'fdeveefjor. .Severin .into

seotlons. contmuously movlng materiel; a, Sldhle` tube. .through which l.thegrrlafigel1ndf is;I advanced, a- ,crank shaft @,vvlth ,Crank 4there;

on, Vand a connectngprodextfendin .parallel with .the .tube for ,eouplng fthehu egto .the crank shaft, an extension onJ .the-,CDnnecti'ng,

of-.vthe .Crank shaft., .a ,train4 of. gearing-iol". rotating, .the.; e'uttng disk .et a high. rate, of: speechland ,n.trenof gearing forrotatng. the rankshaft, wtha. main driving, shaft, Whereby .thev rapdlyrotating cutting dsk'mafy be, Caused to; severfthe advancing. material; While mov,- ngzwth. and .at 'the same. speed therewith.. 9; In.. a severing. .device for ,severing into, sections .f continuously v moving material, o a. cmnk'shaftmvigh. a crank Vthereon, ;2L`:..c11ttn`g. knife and a cutter head therefor, the cutter; head pvotelly mounted'. on .the cranksdlas mamar men.

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